Arrow holder



Jan. 31, 1961 J. C. RAMESEY ARROW HOLDER Filed May 15, 1958 United States Patent '9 ARROW HOLDER James C. Ramsey, Shop of the Red Eagle, Lincoln, N. Mex.

Filed May 15, 1958, Ser. No. 735,465

1 Claim. (Cl. 22 -.-1)

The present invention relates to arrow holders, and particularly to arrow holders of the type supported on the bow, and is an improvement over my co-pending application Serial No. 694,762, filed November 6, 1957.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an arrow holding structure supported on a bow to maintain a plurality of arrows in a readily accessible position for instant use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described above which is releasably secured to the bow and can be removed when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide in an arrow holding device of the nature described above means for protecting the arrow point from accidental engagement with the archer.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an arrow holding device which can be secured to the bow without the use of tools by unskilled craftsmen.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described above which is inexpensive to fabricate, easy to attach and detach, and which is effective in holding and protecting arrows in easily accessible positions.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following specification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical crosssection taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the structure illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the reference numeral 29 indicates generally an arrow holding device constructed in accordance with the invention and shown attached to a conventional bow 21 of the type having a bowstring 22, handle 23, and an arrow rest 24. The bow 21 has an upper bow limb 25 and a lower bow limb 26.

The arrow holding device 20 includes an upper arrowhead support plate 27 and a lower shaft support plate 28 positioned therebelow in aligned relation thereto.

The arrowhead holding plate 27 is of generally flat form having a forward edge 29, a relatively short side edge 30 extending perpendicularly rearwardly therefrom, an elongated opposite side edge 31 extending perpendicularly rearwardly from the front edge 29 in spaced parallel relation to the short side edge 30, and a rear edge 32 connecting the rear ends of the side edges 30, 31.

The plate 27 has an elongated upper bow limb encompassing slot 33 arranged parallel to the front edge 29 adjacent the short side edge 30. The plate 27 is provided with a plurality of bores 34 arranged adjacent the side ice edge 31 spaced rearwardly from the forward edge 29.

It should be noted that the bores 34 converge upwardly to have a taper substantially the same as that of an arrowhead.

A shield 35 has one edge 36 thereof secured to the plate 27 parallel to and intermediate the side edges 30, 31. The shield 35 has a substantially U-shaped portion 37 which extends from the side edge 36 thereof to the side edge 31 of the plate 27 to which it is secured. The shield '35 has a skirt 38 integrally secured thereto and dependingv from the side edge 31 of the plate 27, as best seen in Figure 2. a

The shield 35 completely overlies the bores 34 providing protection for arrowheads 39 to prevent the points thereof from injuring the archer or becoming damaged by contact with other objects, and the skirt 38 extends below and provides protection for the barbs 49 of the arrowhead 39.

The shield 35 is also provided with end flanges 51 and 52 which cover the ends of the plate 27 to prevent contact with the arrowhead 39 positioned therebetween, the flanges 51 and 52 being separated from the bight of the U-shaped shield 35 above the plate 27 and the space between the depending skirt 38 and the bow being left open for flexibility of the shield when the bow is flexed.

The shaft support plate 28 has a shape identical to that of the plate 27 and includes a front edge 42, a relatively short side edge 43 extending rearwardly therefrom perpendicularly thereto, and an opposite side edge 44 extending rearwardly from the front edge 42 parallel to the relatively short side edge 43. The opposite side edge 44 is substantially longer than the relatively short side edge 43 and the rear ends of the side edges 43, 44 are connected by a rear edge 45.

The shaft support plate 41 has an elongated slot 46 formed therein parallel to the front edge 42 and adjacent the relatively short side edge 43'. The opposite side edge 44 is provided with a plurality of slots 47 extending inwardly thereof and communicating with the side edge 44 through a restricted neck opening 48.

The plate 41 is positioned to underlie the plate 27 with the lower bow limb 26 engaging through the slot 46 so that arrowheads 39 supported in the bores 34 may have their shafts 49 releasably engaged in the slots 47 to secure the arrowheads 39 in position in engagement with the plate 27.

The restricted neck 48 secures the shafts 49 in position in the slots 47 but permits them to be removed by outward pressure thereon.

Having thus described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that numerous structural modifications and adaptations in addition to those illustrated may be resorted to with out departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

An arrow holding attachment for bows comprising an arrowhead supporting plate, said plate having an elongated slot therein for detachable engagement over the upper end of the bow in a generally horizontal plane with the bow in upright position, said plate having a plurality of arrowhead receiving opeinings extending vertically therethrough adjacent one edge thereof, said openings having a dimension such as to prevent said arrowheads from passing completely therethrough, an arrow supporting plate, said last-named plate having an elongated slot for detachable engagement over the lower end portion of the bow, said last-named plate arranged in underlying spaced parallel relation to said first-named plate, said last-named plate having a plurality of arrow shaft engaging apertures each underlying a respective one of said openings for frictionally engaging and supporting an Patented Jan. 31, 1961 3 arrow shaft with the arrowhead thereof supported in a respective overlying opening in the first-named plate, a shield having an inverted generally U-shaped configuration secured to said first-named plate on the side thereof opposite said second-named plate in overlying relation to said openings to cover the points of the arrowheads supported thereon, said shield including 21 depending skirt integrally formed thereon, said skirt projecting below said first-named plate, and a pair of perpendicular end flanges formed on opposite ends of said shield and said skirt and of a length to enclose the barbs of arrowheads supported in the openings of said first-mentioned plate to prevent damage to said barbs and injury by said barbs of the hands of the user, said end flanges being separated from the U-shaped shield at the bight thereof, and a space aeeaeee below theshield on the side nearest the bow being open for flexibility of the shield when the bow is flexed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,464,068 Bear Mar. 8, 1949 2,746,658 Freid May 22, 1956 2,908,432 Kent Oct. 13, 1959 OTHER REFERENCES 7 Archery Magazine, September 1956, page 55, copy in class 124, sub 23uxr, Div. 62.

Archery Magazine,'in Patent Oflice Library, October 1957, page 46.

Archery Magazine, in Patent Oifice Library, June 1957, page 34. 

